“Is everything okay?" Rosie asked me, picking up the phone.

I collected it from her and put it on my ear again. “Hello, can you hand over the phone to the owner?" I asked firmly, in a commanding tone.

“Else what?"

I exhaled deeply. Where on earth did Adam go and who on earth were the creatures whose voices I was hearing in the background?

“Can I speak to Adam, please?" I tried a meek approach.

“Sure. After he has paid us our money. It's just twenty thousand bucks. If you're really his sister, then you could afford that with a snap of your fingers.”

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